title: Effective indium-doped zinc oxide buffer layer on silver nanowires for electrically highly stable, flexible, transparent, and conductive composite electrodes.
abstract: We demonstrate a flexible, transparent, and conductive composite electrode comprising silver nanowires (Ag NWs), and indium-doped zinc oxide (IZO) layers. IZO is sputtered onto an Ag NW layer, with the unique structural features of the resulting composite suitable as a flexible, transparent, conductive electrode. The IZO buffer layer prohibits surface oxidation of the Ag NW, and is thereby effective in preventing undesirable changes in electrical properties. The newly designed composite electrode is a promising alternative to conventional ITO films for the production of flexible and transparent electrodes to be applied in next-generation flexible electronic devices.
authors.affiliation: Display and Nanosystem Laboratory, College of Engineering, Korea University , Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ju Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Kyung Bok
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sun-Gyu
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Kyu Nyun
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong Sub
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Cheol Hwee
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Young Wook
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Byeong-Kwon
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Ju